Hellgate: London Preview

The guys at CVG have written up a short preview of Hellgate: London, based on what they saw during a recent hands-on session with Flagship Studios’ ambitious action RPG.

Of course, coming from some of the principal creators of Diablo and Diablo II, it should come as no surprise that this is a pure action-RPG. The option of an FPS-style perspective belies the sort of hardcore stuff on offer here – at no point is Hellgate: London a shooter, and beneath its 3D visuals beats the heart of a true isometric XP-chasing RPG. Discreet green arrows above enemies’ heads dictate whether or not an attack will have a chance of connecting, rather than the pointing abilities of your mouse-hand. Such things are handy when you’re fighting your way to Covent Garden market in search of a radio transmission emanating from a portal leading to hell.